Author: Chris Agos
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982886304
Category : Acting
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Acting in Chicago
Author: Chris Agos
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982886304
Category : Acting
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982886304
Category : Acting
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
City of the Century
Author: Donald L. Miller
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795339852
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
Book Description
“A wonderfully readable account of Chicago’s early history” and the inspiration behind PBS’s American Experience (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times). Depicting its turbulent beginnings to its current status as one of the world’s most dynamic cities, City of the Century tells the story of Chicago—and the story of America, writ small. From its many natural disasters, including the Great Fire of 1871 and several cholera epidemics, to its winner-take-all politics, dynamic business empires, breathtaking architecture, its diverse cultures, and its multitude of writers, journalists, and artists, Chicago’s story is violent, inspiring, passionate, and fascinating from the first page to the last. The winner of the prestigious Great Lakes Book Award, given to the year’s most outstanding books highlighting the American heartland, City of the Century has received consistent rave reviews since its publication in 1996, and was made into a six-hour film airing on PBS’s American Experience series. Written with energetic prose and exacting detail, it brings Chicago’s history to vivid life. “With City of the Century, Miller has written what will be judged as the great Chicago history.” —John Barron, Chicago Sun-Times “Brims with life, with people, surprise, and with stories.” —David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of John Adams and Truman “An invaluable companion in my journey through Old Chicago.” —Erik Larson, New York Times–bestselling author of The Devil in the White City
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795339852
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
Book Description
“A wonderfully readable account of Chicago’s early history” and the inspiration behind PBS’s American Experience (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times). Depicting its turbulent beginnings to its current status as one of the world’s most dynamic cities, City of the Century tells the story of Chicago—and the story of America, writ small. From its many natural disasters, including the Great Fire of 1871 and several cholera epidemics, to its winner-take-all politics, dynamic business empires, breathtaking architecture, its diverse cultures, and its multitude of writers, journalists, and artists, Chicago’s story is violent, inspiring, passionate, and fascinating from the first page to the last. The winner of the prestigious Great Lakes Book Award, given to the year’s most outstanding books highlighting the American heartland, City of the Century has received consistent rave reviews since its publication in 1996, and was made into a six-hour film airing on PBS’s American Experience series. Written with energetic prose and exacting detail, it brings Chicago’s history to vivid life. “With City of the Century, Miller has written what will be judged as the great Chicago history.” —John Barron, Chicago Sun-Times “Brims with life, with people, surprise, and with stories.” —David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of John Adams and Truman “An invaluable companion in my journey through Old Chicago.” —Erik Larson, New York Times–bestselling author of The Devil in the White City
There's Only One Me!
Author: Doris E. Bookhart
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1602472815
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Can God use an old lady who lives in a condo with her cat and computer? Doris Bookhart, the author of There's Only One Me, would answer with a resounding 'Yes!' Her cat, Smokey, would say that God can also use a mischievous cat! You're sure to become instant fans of Doris and Smokey when you read their new book There's Only One Me. Doris, a 64 year old widow, decided to fill the empty hours after her husband's death by writing a daily e-mail devotion. She uses a sense of humor and her unique outlook on life to share the lessons she learns from everyday events. Her readers began as a few friends and family, but soon expanded to hundreds of people in over ten states. See for yourself what won their hearts!
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1602472815
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Can God use an old lady who lives in a condo with her cat and computer? Doris Bookhart, the author of There's Only One Me, would answer with a resounding 'Yes!' Her cat, Smokey, would say that God can also use a mischievous cat! You're sure to become instant fans of Doris and Smokey when you read their new book There's Only One Me. Doris, a 64 year old widow, decided to fill the empty hours after her husband's death by writing a daily e-mail devotion. She uses a sense of humor and her unique outlook on life to share the lessons she learns from everyday events. Her readers began as a few friends and family, but soon expanded to hundreds of people in over ten states. See for yourself what won their hearts!
Bedrock Faith
Author: Eric Charles May
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 1617752096
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
An ex-convict returns to his Chicago community a changed man—but maybe not for the better—in this “vivid, suspenseful, funny, and compassionate novel” (Booklist). One of Booklist’s Top 10 First Novels of the Year One of Roxane Gay’s Top 10 Books of the Year After fourteen years in prison, Gerald “Stew Pot” Reeves, age thirty-one, returns home to live with his mom in Parkland, a black middle-class neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The residents are in a tailspin, dreading the arrival of the man they remember as a frightening delinquent. The anxiety only grows when Stew Pot announces that he experienced a religious awakening in prison. Most folks are skeptical, with one notable exception: Mrs. Motley, a widowed retired librarian and the Reeves’ next-door neighbor, who loans Stew Pot a Bible, which is seen by him and many in the community as a friendly gesture. With uncompromising fervor (and with a new pit bull named John the Baptist), Stew Pot soon appoints himself the moral judge of Parkland—and starts wreaking havoc on people’s lives. Before long, tension and suspicion reign, and this close-knit community must reckon with questions of faith, fear, and forgiveness . . . “[A] novel of epiphanies, tragedies, and transformations . . . perfect for book clubs.” —Booklist, starred review “May slowly builds suspense as he persuasively unfolds the narrative in this work that reads like an Agatha Christie mystery.” —Library Journal “A wonderful urban novel full of vitality and pathos and grit.” —Dennis Lehane
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 1617752096
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
An ex-convict returns to his Chicago community a changed man—but maybe not for the better—in this “vivid, suspenseful, funny, and compassionate novel” (Booklist). One of Booklist’s Top 10 First Novels of the Year One of Roxane Gay’s Top 10 Books of the Year After fourteen years in prison, Gerald “Stew Pot” Reeves, age thirty-one, returns home to live with his mom in Parkland, a black middle-class neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The residents are in a tailspin, dreading the arrival of the man they remember as a frightening delinquent. The anxiety only grows when Stew Pot announces that he experienced a religious awakening in prison. Most folks are skeptical, with one notable exception: Mrs. Motley, a widowed retired librarian and the Reeves’ next-door neighbor, who loans Stew Pot a Bible, which is seen by him and many in the community as a friendly gesture. With uncompromising fervor (and with a new pit bull named John the Baptist), Stew Pot soon appoints himself the moral judge of Parkland—and starts wreaking havoc on people’s lives. Before long, tension and suspicion reign, and this close-knit community must reckon with questions of faith, fear, and forgiveness . . . “[A] novel of epiphanies, tragedies, and transformations . . . perfect for book clubs.” —Booklist, starred review “May slowly builds suspense as he persuasively unfolds the narrative in this work that reads like an Agatha Christie mystery.” —Library Journal “A wonderful urban novel full of vitality and pathos and grit.” —Dennis Lehane
The Chicago Manual of Style
Author: University of Chicago. Press
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780226104041
Category : Authorship
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Searchable electronic version of print product with fully hyperlinked cross-references.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780226104041
Category : Authorship
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Searchable electronic version of print product with fully hyperlinked cross-references.
Four Afloat: Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water
Author: Ralph Barbour
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 504049744X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 504049744X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Kup's Chicago
Author: Irv Kupcinet
Publisher: Garrett County Press
ISBN: 1891053752
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Writing in the breezy style that made his syndicated Sun-Times column so widely read, Chicago's favorite newspaperman-about-town and TV personality presents his city as only he could know it. Kup's Chicago is a step back into a time of Daly the First, the supremacy of the Pump Room and three martini lunches. This is a grand and exuberant tour of the politics, literature, crime, football, business and art that made 50s and 60s Chicago the "City of Big Shoulders."
Publisher: Garrett County Press
ISBN: 1891053752
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Writing in the breezy style that made his syndicated Sun-Times column so widely read, Chicago's favorite newspaperman-about-town and TV personality presents his city as only he could know it. Kup's Chicago is a step back into a time of Daly the First, the supremacy of the Pump Room and three martini lunches. This is a grand and exuberant tour of the politics, literature, crime, football, business and art that made 50s and 60s Chicago the "City of Big Shoulders."
The Public
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1262
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1262
Book Description
Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals, Interoceanic
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals, Interoceanic
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Only One Way?
Author: Gavin D'Costa
Publisher: SCM Press
ISBN: 033404782X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This book presents three different, influential and representative theological approaches towards the world religions. Students are not only introduced to the field, but get three passionate and intelligent 'takes' on what is at stake. By means of a response to each of the primary essays, the authors are put into interaction with each other, and are also engaged with the most contemporary scholarship in the field of theology of religions.This sustained and high level critical interaction between the authors provides a feature that is not to be found in any other current work in theology of religions. The three views represent: conservative Roman Catholic Christianity (D'Costa), Reformed evangelical Christianity (Strange) and liberationist liberal Christianity (Knitter). This book will therefore appeal to a very wide theological market from all sections of the theological spectrum.
Publisher: SCM Press
ISBN: 033404782X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This book presents three different, influential and representative theological approaches towards the world religions. Students are not only introduced to the field, but get three passionate and intelligent 'takes' on what is at stake. By means of a response to each of the primary essays, the authors are put into interaction with each other, and are also engaged with the most contemporary scholarship in the field of theology of religions.This sustained and high level critical interaction between the authors provides a feature that is not to be found in any other current work in theology of religions. The three views represent: conservative Roman Catholic Christianity (D'Costa), Reformed evangelical Christianity (Strange) and liberationist liberal Christianity (Knitter). This book will therefore appeal to a very wide theological market from all sections of the theological spectrum.